I wanted to be a monk, ... A soldiering monk. Giving up everything you've known in your life to be part of this special unit that appealed to me. I wanted to start fresh. I joined the French Foreign Legion. Jaime Salazar
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[The legion sticks to traditional methods of instruction. A savage punch to the stomach helps most officers make their point, followed by a knee to the face if the recruit objects. Soldiers are put through a punishing physical routine of forced marches with heavy loads, marathon runs of no determined distance, or convict-style projects like filling a vast pit with boulders that have to be lifted by hand.] This ain't an army, ... This is Devil's Island. - Jaime Salazar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBsZWdpb24gc3RpY2tzIHRvIHRyYWRpdGlvbmFsIG1ldGhvZHMgb2YgaW5zdHJ1Y3Rpb24uIEEgc2F2YWdlIHB1bmNoIHRvIHRoZSBzdG9tYWNoIGhlbHBzIG1vc3Qgb2ZmaWNlcnMgbWFrZSB0aGVpciBwb2ludCwgZm9sbG93ZWQgYnkgYSBrbmVlIHRvIHRoZSBmYWNlIGlmIHRoZSByZWNydWl0IG9iamVjdHMuIFNvbGRpZXJzIGFyZSBwdXQgdGhyb3VnaCBhIHB1bmlzaGluZyBwaHlzaWNhbCByb3V0aW5lIG9mIGZvcmNlZCBtYXJjaGVzIHdpdGggaGVhdnkgbG9hZHMsIG1hcmF0aG9uIHJ1bnMgb2Ygbm8gZGV0ZXJtaW5lZCBkaXN0YW5jZSwgb3IgY29udmljdC1zdHlsZSBwcm9qZWN0cyBsaWtlIGZpbGxpbmcgYSB2YXN0IHBpdCB3aXRoIGJvdWxkZXJzIHRoYXQgaGF2ZSB0byBiZSBsaWZ0ZWQgYnkgaGFuZC5dIFRoaXMgYWluJ3QgYW4gYXJteSwgLi4uIFRoaXMgaXMgRGV2aWwncyBJc2xhbmQuIA==&author=ICBKYWltZSBTYWxhemFyICAgIA==&num=10 "[The legion sticks to traditional methods of instruction. A savage punch to the stomach helps most officers make their point, followed by a knee to the face if the recruit objects. Soldiers are put through a punishing physical routine of forced marches with heavy loads, marathon runs of no determined distance, or convict-style projects like filling a vast pit with boulders that have to be lifted by hand.] This ain't an army, ... This is Devil's Island. - Jaime Salazar Quotes")
![[Theft was common.] It's the law of the playground, ... a journey back to boyhood, where if you wanted somebody's sandwich you beat him up and took it. - Jaime Salazar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZWZ0IHdhcyBjb21tb24uXSBJdCdzIHRoZSBsYXcgb2YgdGhlIHBsYXlncm91bmQsIC4uLiBhIGpvdXJuZXkgYmFjayB0byBib3lob29kLCB3aGVyZSBpZiB5b3Ugd2FudGVkIHNvbWVib2R5J3Mgc2FuZHdpY2ggeW91IGJlYXQgaGltIHVwIGFuZCB0b29rIGl0LiA=&author=ICBKYWltZSBTYWxhemFyICAgIA==&num=8 "[Theft was common.] It's the law of the playground, ... a journey back to boyhood, where if you wanted somebody's sandwich you beat him up and took it. - Jaime Salazar Quotes")
![[The physical training was harsh. A seven-day march earned enlistees the right to wear the kepi blanc.] You're marching on bloody feet, ... You approach insanity. - Jaime Salazar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBwaHlzaWNhbCB0cmFpbmluZyB3YXMgaGFyc2guIEEgc2V2ZW4tZGF5IG1hcmNoIGVhcm5lZCBlbmxpc3RlZXMgdGhlIHJpZ2h0IHRvIHdlYXIgdGhlIGtlcGkgYmxhbmMuXSBZb3UncmUgbWFyY2hpbmcgb24gYmxvb2R5IGZlZXQsIC4uLiBZb3UgYXBwcm9hY2ggaW5zYW5pdHkuIA==&author=ICBKYWltZSBTYWxhemFyICAgIA==&num=2 "[The physical training was harsh. A seven-day march earned enlistees the right to wear the kepi blanc.] You're marching on bloody feet, ... You approach insanity. - Jaime Salazar Quotes")
![[Amid that shared misery, Salazar formed a bond with his fellows, thugs though many of them were.] In your house you can kick the dog, ... But if I kick your dog, that's a different story. Once you leave the Foreign Legion gates, every man with a kepi blanc is your brother, without question. I can rest assured that if I was ever in any trouble in the south of France there'd be about 20 legionnaires backing me up. And to this day if I see a legionnaire on the street, he's my brother. - Jaime Salazar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBKYWltZSBTYWxhemFyICAgIA==&num=9 "[Amid that shared misery, Salazar formed a bond with his fellows, thugs though many of them were.] In your house you can kick the dog, ... But if I kick your dog, that's a different story. Once you leave the Foreign Legion gates, every man with a kepi blanc is your brother, without question. I can rest assured that if I was ever in any trouble in the south of France there'd be about 20 legionnaires backing me up. And to this day if I see a legionnaire on the street, he's my brother. - Jaime Salazar Quotes")
![[The physical training was harsh. A seven-day march earned enlistees the right to wear the kepi blanc.] You're marching on bloody feet, ... You approach insanity. - Jaime Salazar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBwaHlzaWNhbCB0cmFpbmluZyB3YXMgaGFyc2guIEEgc2V2ZW4tZGF5IG1hcmNoIGVhcm5lZCBlbmxpc3RlZXMgdGhlIHJpZ2h0IHRvIHdlYXIgdGhlIGtlcGkgYmxhbmMuXSBZb3UncmUgbWFyY2hpbmcgb24gYmxvb2R5IGZlZXQsIC4uLiBZb3UgYXBwcm9hY2ggaW5zYW5pdHkuIA==&author=ICBKYWltZSBTYWxhemFyICAgIA==&num=8 "[The physical training was harsh. A seven-day march earned enlistees the right to wear the kepi blanc.] You're marching on bloody feet, ... You approach insanity. - Jaime Salazar Quotes")